pinion
pin yuhn
- n a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
- n any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- n wing of a bird
- v bind the arms of
- v cut the wings off (of birds)
- An animal-lover who knew something about veterinary science, Elmer Kenerson set the big bird's pinion, named it "Uncle Sam," built it a wooden cage 30 ft.
- A gear-and-pinion assembly supplied by Bendix Corp.
- Its two front bucket seats fold back for sleeping, and the car's rack-and-pinion steering makes for good road-holding quality.